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By The Associated Press | PUBLISHED: October 16, 2018 at 6:13 am | UPDATED: October 16, 2018 at 10:02 am By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s release of DNA test results that she says back her claims of Native American heritage touched off an exchange of insults between President Trump and the senator. The president’s tweets early Tuesday called the test “bogus” and Warren a “fraud,” as well as resurrecting the derisive nickname “Pocahontas.” When she released the results Monday, the Massachusetts Democrat referred to the president’s offer in July to donate $1 million to her favorite charity if a DNA test proved her Native American bloodline. Her test provides some evidence of a Native American in her lineage, though the ancestor probably lived six to 10 generations ago, according to the analysis. During an appearance Monday in Georgia, the president first denied ever … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Warren and Trump trade insults, and Cherokee Nation weighs in

President Trump is back on Twitter and, of course, he’s going after Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). In a move that generated lots of speculation yesterday about a presidential run, Warren released the results of a DNA test she took in order to prove her claims of Native American ancestry. However, since Cherokee Nation rejected her test and accused her of “undermining tribal interests,” Trump’s calling her a “phony” and bringing back the “Pocahontas” slur. While the test confirmed Warren’s distant Native American heritage, the ancestry percentage in her test came out to about 1/1,024, which has reignited the controversy of her claims. These Trump tweets come after he said yesterday that he would only accept proof of Warren’s heritage “if I can test her personally.” [Image via screengrab] — — >> Follow Ken Meyer (@KenMeyer91) on Twitter Have a tip we should know? [email protected] … [Read more...] about Trump Slams ‘Phony’ Elizabeth Warren After Cherokee Nation Rejects DNA Claim

Tucker Carlson tore into Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Monday night while throwing out a bunch of derogatory Native American-sounding names to ridicule her. Broadcasting in front of a banner which read “Fauxcahontas,” Carlson went through the controversial history of Warren’s claim of Native American ancestry. The Fox News host called the Senator “O-lie-awatha” as he addressed Warren’s campaign-style video and the news that her DNA test results only put her somewhere between 1/64th and 1/1,024th Native American. “Who is mocking native Americans? If anybody is doing that, it is Elizabeth Warren,” Carlson said. “She is the one who stole their identity and leveraged their suffering to climb the greasy pole of our fake meritocracy. No high plains whiskey trader ever acted with more ruthless cynicism that she has. Actual Indians are disgusted by it.” As Carlson brought up the Cherokee Nation’s rebuke of … [Read more...] about WATCH: Tucker Carlson Uses Slurs to Mock Warren’s DNA Claims

After slamming Sen. Elizabeth Warren‘s (D-MA) attempts to prove her Native American heritage, Cherokee Nation Secretary of State Chuck Hoskin Jr. condemned both the senator and President Donald Trump over their conduct throughout the entire controversy. The Cherokee Nation Secretary of State released a statement earlier today in which he called it “inappropriate and wrong” for Warren to use a DNA test to claim she is part Native American. Hoskin spoke with CNN’s Jake Tapper, and reiterated that Warren’s DNA test “proves nothing of relevance to whether a person is a citizen of an Indian nation,” and it’s “irrelevant what it means to be a native American in this country.” “What she’s doing is a response to what the president of the United States has said, and in Indian country we’re looking at Washington, D.C., and what we want is help, and we want leadership, it’s not helpful to Indian country for this … [Read more...] about Cherokee Nation Spox Bashes Trump, Warren Over DNA Squabble: ‘We Want Leadership,’ Not ‘Name-Calling’

Cherokee Nation released a statement on Monday that rebukes Elizabeth Warren‘s effort to prove her claims of Native American ancestry. “Using a DNA test to lay claim to any connection to the Cherokee Nation or any tribal nation, even vaguely, is inappropriate and wrong. It makes a mockery out of DNA tests and its legitimate uses while also dishonoring legitimate tribal governments and their citizens, whose ancestors are well documented and whose heritage is proven,” said Cherokee Nation Secretary of State Chuck Hoskin Jr. “Senator Warren is undermining tribal interests with her continued claims of tribal heritage.” Warren generated a lot of presidential speculation today when she posted the results of her DNA test, calling it proof of her Native American heritage claim. Warren’s test might’ve been an effort to silence conservative critics who bring up this issue on a recurring basis, though she’s still facing noticeable mockery over the … [Read more...] about Cherokee Nation Criticizes Elizabeth Warren Over DNA Test: ‘Undermining Tribal Interests’ With Heritage Claims